Dietary exposure of Canadians to perfluorinated carboxylates and perfluorooctane sulfonate via consumption of meat, fish, fast foods, and food items prepared in their packaging

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 3203-3210

  Tittlemier, Sheryl A ^a   Pepper, Karen ^a   Seymour, Carol ^a   Moisey, John ^a   Bronson, Roni ^b   Cao, Xu Liang ^a   Dabeka, Robert W ^a  

^a FOOD RESEARCH DIVISION   (Canada)

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diet; Exposure estimate; Food; PFOA; PFOS

Indexed keywords

ALKANESULFONIC ACID; CARBOXYLIC ACID; FLUORINATED HYDROCARBON; FLUOROCARBON; PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISH; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PACKAGING; HUMAN; MEAT; SEA FOOD;

ALKANESULFONIC ACIDS; ANIMALS; CANADA; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISHES; FLUOROCARBONS; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PACKAGING; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, FLUORINATED; MEAT; SEAFOOD;

EID: 34247553129     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf0634045     Document Type: Article

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